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3 total messages Started by Drevik, Steve Wed, 07 Oct 1992 15:43

#360

Author: Drevik, Steve
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 15:43

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Wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this:  

I just got a new Gateway 486 with Windows 3.1 already
installed.  When I 2-click on MS-DOS (invokes the DOSPRMPT.PIF
already on system), I get the following message:

    Incorrect System Version.  Run Windows Setup again.

I have inspected the .PIF file, and all looks well.  I have
also re-installed Windows from disk...same result.  

It's probably something REALLY simple, but I just don't see
it.  Please respond by e-mail or post if you know the answer.

-steve

This isn't a Microsoft Windows Newsgroup (was: Windows 3.1...)

#362

Author: Joel Plutchak
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 19:39

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   Sorry for the wasted bandwidth, but all you people asking about
Microsoft Windows-specific things may want to consider using the
Microsoft Windows newsgroups.  Since this newsgroup (comp.windows.misc)
is meant for issues concerning *all* windowing systems in general,
you're apt to get much better response in the MS-specific groups.
After all, would *you* trust the responses of people who don't know
enough to use the proper newsgroup(s)?
   Here's a list of newsgroups which specifically target Microsoft
Windows:
      comp.os.ms-windows.announce
      comp.os.ms-windows.misc
      comp.os.ms-windows.apps
      comp.os.ms-windows.setup
      comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
      comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools
      comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32
      comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy

Thank you for your attention.

Re: Windows 3.1 / MSDOS / Error (also Gateway)

#379

Author: Dave Jenks
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 05:55

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In article <7OCT199211431970@utkvx2.utk.edu> drevik@utkvx2.utk.edu (Drevik, Steve) writes:
>
>installed.  When I 2-click on MS-DOS (invokes the DOSPRMPT.PIF
>already on system), I get the following message:
>
>    Incorrect System Version.  Run Windows Setup again.
>
>I have inspected the .PIF file, and all looks well.  I have
>also re-installed Windows from disk...same result.  

Your PIF is probably just fine.  I had this same problem and called
Gateway.  They said that the video driver had to be reloaded.  They
had me reload the WIN3.1 800x600 driver that I normally use.  It
worked great the next time I entered windows.

--Dave+
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